just the latest....: May 2010

Happy Birthday Sweet Kate!

Our little buttercup turns 1 today!

Little Buddy

HAPPY BIRTHDAY...

to one of my 2 favorite boys.

Being sick is no fun.

So- Last Sunday (Mother's Day) we were in Tower, and I started to feel like I was getting a cold. I was hoping that it was allergies, as I had been outside a ton- mowing the lawn and just playing with Sawyer. So- Monday morning, full-blown cold. :( And- Jesse was worse than I was! I got home from work Monday, and I could tell Sawyer was getting a cold. Boo. Wednesday I get a call that Laura's sick and her eardrums have ruptured- both of them. (Poor Laura... she's always got something goin' on!). So- Jesse takes off from work and watches both babies so Lo can go to the Dr. He didn't mind, because he wasn't feeling the best either. Oh- and then erin emails that she isn't feeling 100% and we decide to skip our dinner date. Thursday morning comes and we find out Sweet Kate has bronchitis. In the meantime, Sawyer is getting worse- more coughing and a SUPER runny nose. He didn't sleep the best Thursday night, so we decide to take him in to the clinic, just to make sure he doesn't have what miss kate has. Well- he doesn't- but he does have double ear infections. Poor baby (babies!). I am much better, Jesse is -getting- better, and Sawyer is sleeping better- though he still has a cough and a really runny nose. He is chewing on his fingers, so there could possibly be some teeth coming in too. Erin still isn't 100%, but she seems better... and Laura, well, she's still a mess- but it sounds like she's going to a specialist tomorrow.
But really, being sick is no fun. (on a side note- I realize it could be much worse... and I am grateful for the health we do have!).

In other news- we have a WALKER in the house. Sawyer started walking last week, and he's finally getting more stable. He loves walking all over the living room- now we just need to figure out how to keep him away from the TV area. ;)

happy.almost.summer!

jam packed

Jesse, Sawyer and I left Friday morning at 7am for MPLS. We were SOOO busy- but had a fun-filled day/night. Unfortunately, I didn't take many pictures. Our first stop was the company he previously worked for. He wanted to stop by and show off Sawyer to his friends. It was fun for me to meet some of the people he's worked with-- and see a couple of them I already knew. Then we headed off to this awesome kids playplace and met up with the Stepecs and Trisha (who had Jaxin for the weekend). We played with the kids for an hour or so, before heading back to the hotel for swimming and pizza. That evening, the boys headed out for a movie, while us girls (and 4 baby boys) caught up on some good conversation and indulged in some tasty ice cream. Saturday morning found us all up early and off to the MN Zoo. We spent at least 4 hours there- Sawyer LOVED the fish...but other than that, he wasn't much into the animals. After the zoo, we said goodbye to our friends and headed over to see Jesse's grandpa. While we were there, we were able to go out for dinner with him and Jesse's cousins who were up visiting from Chicago. We decided to drive home Saturday night to have Sunday to relax a bit. I'm hoping we get back to the cities soon to see some of you we missed!
So- for Mother's Day~ I slept in (until 6:30-- does that even count?) and then we headed up to see my mom and grandpa. I SO enjoy watching my grandpa and the babies together. He loves to hold them, sing to them, clap with them, and just watch them tear up his house. He even lets them leave their fingerprints his TV and recently washed windows (and anyone who knows the poderzays, know they have a crazy cleaning side to them!). At any rate, it was fun to surprise him as well as see mom.
Once we got home, we cleaned up the yard, had dinner and headed to bed early, as it seems we are ALL fighting off a nasty cold.

PS
Happy (belated) Mother's Day to all the moms out there! Is there a special holiday created for Aunties and Uncles?? Cause I know a couple who are pretty deserving of a little recognition. :)